Mission of the OGC Architecture Board Terms and Definitions

OGC Architecture Board PP 2 2 Introduction: OGC Architecture Board OAB

2.1 Mission of the OGC Architecture Board

The mission of the OAB is to provide a forum within which Consortium wide standards architecture and life cycle management issues can be discussed and deliberated with the intent of providing guidance and recommendations to the Technical Committee TC and the Planning Committee PC on these issues. Specifically, the OAB works with the TC and the PC to ensure architecture consistency of the OGC Standards Baseline and provide guidance to the OGC Membership to ensure strong life cycle management of the OGC Standards Baseline and Policy Directives. In order to properly provide such guidance and perform the Governance functions as outlined below, the OAB can, at its discretion, evaluate current technology issues and identify gaps in the architecture that need to be responded to by the Membership.

2.2 Terms and Definitions

Most of the terms and definitions used in this document can be found in the OGC Technical Committee Policies and Procedures. However, in addition and for the purposes of this document, the following terms are defined. Architecture: For the purposes of this document, Architecture is the fundamental organization of a system embodied in its components and their relationships to each other, and to the environment, and the principles guiding its design and evolution. Within this context, the architecture implied by the OGC Standards Baseline will be the primary consideration of the OGC OAB. Life Cycle Model: A framework containing the processes, activities, and tasks involved in the development, operation, and maintenance of the system, which spans the life of the individual OGC standards from the definition of its requirements to the termination of its use. OGC Reference Model ORM: The ORM describes a framework for the ongoing work of the OGC and our standards and implementing interoperable solutions and applications for geospatial services, data, and applications. OGC Standards Baseline: The complete set of member approved abstract specifications, standards and best practices documents. Note: Documents in the baseline are subject to the Technical Committee Policy Directives 1 . Note: Hereafter in this document the OGC Standards Baseline also known as the OGC Technical Baseline is referred to simply as “the Baseline” 1 http:www.opengeospatial.orgogcpoliciesdirectives OGC Architecture Board PP 3

2.3 Governance